Personal Injury Law

CDC - Offical Salmonella Saintpaul Tomatoes Numbers Near 300

By Bill Marler, Esq.

The CDC reports that since April, 277 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 28 states and the District of Columbia: Arkansas (2 persons), Arizona (19), California (6), Colorado (1), Connecticut (2), Florida (1), Georgia (7), Idaho (3), Illinois (34), Indiana (7), Kansas (8), Kentucky (1), Maryland (1), Michigan (2), Missouri (4), New Mexico (68), New York (2), North Carolina (1), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (4), Oregon (3), Tennessee (4), Texas (68), Utah (2), Virginia (16), Vermont (1), Washington (1), Wisconsin (5), and the District of Columbia (1). These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains from ill persons to their State public health laboratory for characterization. Among the 202 persons with information available, illnesses began between April 10 and June 5, 2008. Patients range in age from <1 to 88 years; 46% are female. At least 43 persons were hospitalized. No deaths have been officially attributed to this outbreak. However, a man in his sixties who died in Texas from cancer had an infection with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul at the time of his death. The infection may have contributed to his death.

The news of the "killer tomatoes" is a bit bigger news here in London than George Bush's visit with the Queen and Prime Minister.  However, we did get stuck in the middle of a protest over Bush's visit as we were making our way to the Museum of Natural History.  My guess is that the reason for the small protest is because he has much the same effect on things as the Dodo does in the Museum case.

Full post as published by Marler Blog on June 17, 2008 (boomark / email).